A man, aged about 20, on March 14, allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Gaglokope, a suburb of Denu in the Ketu South Municipality.

Fabrice Woesah, an unemployed senior high school (SHS) graduate and father of a three-month-old baby, born prematurely was found hanging with a yellow nylon rope around his neck and tied to the branch of a dead tree.

A family source, Ms Bernice Ahorlete told Ghana News Agency (GNA) that on the day of the incident, the deceased fetched water down and then went out, giving the impression that he had just gone out to buy something.

She said the deceased stayed out unusually late, necessitating a search for him, leading to the discovery of his body.

Mr Israel Bossman, Assembly member for Denu confirmed the story saying, the Police had since deposited the body at the Ketu South Municipal Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy, for further investigations.

While there were no visible marks of violence on the body to suggest any foul play, it was detected that the cervical vertebrae was broken, with the tongue stretched out of the mouth.

Mr Bossman said he suspected that the deceased might have taken his life out of depression over financial challenges saying, his partner (also unemployed) was currently in the hospital with their pre-term baby.

The GNA had gathered that the family of the deceased, ostensibly for financial reasons had requested the Police to discontinue their investigation into the case but the Police did not yield to that and had Tuesday, March 18, proceeded to Agbozume District Court to seek the directives of the coroner for a post mortem or otherwise.